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1 MAIL TRIBUNE, MtdforJ, Oregon, Sunday, May 18, 19S8 Present, Future Lumber Market Conditions Bright Both present and future lumber market conditions are bright, according to most of the spokesmen for seven of the larger lumber firms in Jackson county contacted Fri day. General business activity In the area also shows good prospects, according to bank ers here. They report "busi ness pretty fair and picking up. The mortgage loan field is more active with more houses being constructed, one of them said. Auto loans were said to have picked up considerably. The "You Auto Buy Now" campaign possibly had con siderable influence in this field. Spokesmen for the three banks contacted said "things look good for the rest of the year." 'Recession Over' One banker even stated em phatically that "the recession is over" for Oregon. It was over about the time it hit back east, he said. The reces sion started in this state in September and ended in Feb ruary, he declared. Most lumber industry spokesmen seem to feel that lumber market prospects will continue at least on an even keel until the end of the year. Some said the market will be much brighter by 1960, when the "family boom" hits. Oth- Graham Says Pride An American Sin San Francisco (t?l Billy Graham told a crowd of 15, 500 at the Cow Palace Friday night that pride is a "special American sin." "We don't treat others as equals," the evangelist said. "There's too much snobbish ness found when Americans travel abroad." Graham said the people of other countries aren't against us because they are pro-Communist or because we're rich and they're poor, "It's because we throw our weight around." Citing the story of the pub lican and the pharisee in Luke 18:9-J4, Graham said. "Pride does more to defile a man and harden the mind of man toward God than anything else. God will punish the proud." 10,568 Christianized A Graham spokesman said 637 persons stepped forward to make their "decisions - for Christ," bringing the total since the San Francisco Bay Area Crusade began to 10, 568. Before his sermon, the ev angelist said he would hold his last Crusade meeting at the Cow Palace on June 8. Following the erusade, a gi gantic follow-up is scheduled for June 23-26. Graham said some-10,000 bay area churches will form two-man evangelical teams to call at the homes of the churches' "responsibility lists' backsliders, new people in the neighborhood, parents of children in SurSflay school and others who have shown in terest in the church but who are not active members. "When properly done visi tation evangelism is the most effective means we have to win men to Christ," he said. "And our real job is to win souls for Christ.'' To ALL Lly FRIENDS for your fine support and cooperation during the primary campaign: KYJC KMED KBES-TV ASHLAND TIDINGS MAIL TRIBUNE Especially my committee chairman Mr. Frank Morgan Harold Snodgrass Chapel Mortuary Medford - Mr. C. M. Litwiller Litwiller Funeral Home Ashland Co-chairman FRANK PERL ers commented that this ex pected boom has been moved back to 1963 by economists. "President Eisenhower has some of the biggest business men in the country trying to help him solve this economic question," one lumber -indus try representative comment ed. "He doesn't know the an swers, how can you expect me to?" Larger in Fight The lumbermen generally conceded that the larger and more efficient operations will "keep in the fight" while the others drop out. ' Those contacted generally believe that local offices of the bureau of land manage ment and forest service are doing all they can with the limited funds they have in getting more timber into the hands of the operators. Most feel that the government could help by allocating more money for acess road con struction and for timber cruis- ing and inventory operations They also said the govern ment is helping considerably by reducing the interest rates on mortgages and allowing a lower down payment. Many feel that more could be done in this direction. One of the largest opera tors commented, "A c c e s s roads are good political fod der but are not the solution by a long shot." Freight Reductions All were pleased with the recent freight rate reductions on shipments of lumber into California and the Southwest, This, they said, puts Oregon lumber on equal competition with California lumber and other building materials. Rates should be cut on lum ber shipped east, also, one op erator suggested. He said the east coast and southeast build ing construction is now recov ering from a bad winter. Since he turns out manufac tured lumber products pri marily, he said he has noticed "a tremendous amount of ac tivity" during the last 10 days. The same operator said he has re-hired all of his labor force dropped during the win ter and is adding "several new people." Only one of the larger operators reported he is still running only one shift. This wiH continue until con ditions improve materially, he explained. Sealed bids on all govern ment timber sales would help, one spokesman emphasized. However, strong opinions ex ist on both sides of this ques tion. This man said six bid ders recently made 100 bids on one sale and raised the price from roughly $46,000 to $79,000. In sealed bids a man makes an estimate of what he can pay and still make a prof it. He does not keep bidding up the price which materially boosts the lumber price out of reason, a lumberman said. Road Building Another operator feels that the government should hire the road building done in timber areas and the oper ator be assessed on a per thou sand basis as the timber comes out. In one case an operator had to do $150,000 worth of road building before he could get a single log out, it was pointed out. . One of the largest operators pounded away on the theme that "we are situated in a land of plenty as far as tim ber is concerned, regardless l LOIN END I Vl : - I FLANK I W SHORT LOIN HEAT ECONOMY HAS TO WORK ALSO- You Aulo Buy Beef HOW! LOCKER BEEF On Approved Credit BEEF 49c lb. FRONT . 43c lb'. HIND 57c lb. BUDGET SPECIAL L o i In it i PLATlj. i ... ... f it ii RIBS FORE SHANK 1 1 30 lbs. Roasts 15 lbs. Short Ribs 5 lbs. Boneless Stew Cubes 20 lbs. Ground Beef 10 lbs. Round Steak 10 lbs. Rib Steak 10 lbs. T-Bont Steak 5 lbs. Pork Shoulder Roast 12 lbs. Pork Chops 6 lbs. Ham 6 Jbs. V Turkey or 6 lbs. Fryer CHUCK 129-lbs. Meat us Mo. for 6 Mos. 25-LB. FAMILY ORDER $12.98 Cut and Wrapped To Your Specifications CHRYSTAL MEAT MARKET CORNER of 4th and NORTH FIR PHONE SP 2-7315 Home Show Ends Four-Day Run at Armory Today The 1958 Medford Home Show opens at noon today at the Medford Armory for the last day of a four-day run. The Home Show features more than 100 commercial ex hibits of new innovations in home furnishings and appli ances, home modernization ideas, and decorating and building methods and sup plies. Also featured are several special exhibits, including the California Redwood Log- house, the Moverama, featur ing the latest scientific metfr ods in packing, storing, and moving home furnishings and equipment, and a 10-minute film of the firing of the first Jupiter satellite launching missile. Stage Show The Home Show stage show features Tom Garey and Sher rey, cornic-variety-mind read ing act with Rex the trained dog; Val Setz, "The World's Funniest Juggler," the Col leen Hope Dancers; and vocal ist Sue Roberts. Stage shows Sunday are at 2:30, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. A special feature of this year's show- is the Parade of Homes, a public preview of several of the new homes just completed in the Medford area. Maps of the homes opened to the public especial ly for viewing in the Parade of Homes are available at the show, and a touring car leaves the Home Show periodically to take visitors to the homes. Another special feature is the "Living Outdoors for Fun" section, special displays showing landscaping and patio ideas, and outdoor furni ture and garden equipment. Utah Will Testify On River Problem Columbia Bridge Plans Altered Portland (IP) Army Engi neers here Friday revealed a tentative change in plans for the proposed Columbia river bridge at Astoria to lower the vertical clearance of the struc ture and reduce its overall cost. As a result of the new plans, Col. Jackson Graham, Portland district engineer, cancelled a hearing scheduled for Astoria May 27 to consid er the bridge proposition. He said a new hearing would be scheduled later after the plans have become settled. Engineers said they had de termined that the original ver tical clearance proposed for a bridge from Astoria to Point Ellice. Wash., was more than enough to accommodate exist ing and anticipated ocean-go ing ships. By lowering the height of the span, the cost could be. reduced substantially. Holmes, House Firm To Dissolve June 30 The Holmes and House of Insurance, Medford, will be dissolved effective June 30, partners in the firm have an nounced. Richard (Dick) House will operate The House of Insur ance at a new location at 131 East Eighth st., and The R. A, Holmes agency will be locat ed at 116 South Central ave. They pointed out that the dissolution is with friendly feelings, and each will en deavor to further the best in terests of each other and the insured. of what many people may think. However, when it comes to getting logs to the pond and in the market we have a scarcity. Timber we have around here is extreme ly over-ripe. Our loss of tim ber every year due to decay, rot and disease is terrific. We need to get it out." "Because of the high price of stumpage and logs, govern ment timber auctions are like throwing chunks of raw meat to hungry wolves. Not all mills can afford to bid the high prices some do, and they go broke. People here should realize that a large chunk of tax money is paid through timber receipts. Property owners in the county haven't had to pay county taxes for the last two years because of this, and during another two year period before that. When mills go broke, that cuts down on tax money sources." "The lumber industry through its grade and pro motional associations has voted an increase in dues at this time for promoting and selling the public on the use of wood as a building mate rial, "another spokesman said. "You will see some terrific advertising and educational campaigns aimed at city building code and fire code people, architects and the gen eral public. The industry is through sitting around and twiddling its thumbs, which we realize we have been do San Francisco (IP! Utah the last of five states to offer evidence in the complex Col orado River water suit, is scheduled to begin its case Monday before Supreme Court Special Master Simon H. Rif kind. Utah attorney General E. J. Callister said he would claim 12,250 annual acre feet flowing from his state into the lower basin, mainly through the Virgin River system. He said he expects to complete his case Tuesday. Then, as all states will have finished their affirmative case, the hearings were ex pected to recess until July when they would resume to hear lengthy rebuttal testi mony. The suit is a dispute among California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and the federal government over the precious water in the Colo rado River system. . New Mexico completed its case Friday, presenting evi dence to back its claim to 115,500 annual acre feet of water flowing from within its borders and into the lower basin of the Colorado. Most of New Mexico's last day was taken up with a grill- GOP Workers lo Aflend Meeting , Salem Republican work ers and officials from Jackson county are scheduled to par ticipate in a two-day confer ence in Eugene, Friday and Saturday, May 23.-24, in. the Veterans' Memorial building. The gathering will be host ed by the Lane County Cen tral committee. Mrs. T h e 1 m a Chapman Fowler, Lane vice chairman and conference head, said rep resentatives will come from Benton, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Linn and Lane counties. "The delegates will confer to consider grass-roots ideas and recommendations which will be considered by the Re publican State Central com mittee when that body pre pares a state platform," Mrs. Fowler said. , All participating counties have been . asked to appoint two official delegates, al though all GOP workers have been invited to participate. ' Study committee topics will include education, lumber, ag riculture, port development, labor, taxes, natural resources and industrial development. COED RAID REBUFFED Los Angeles HP) About 60 UCLA coeds seeking re venge Friday for springtime indignities inflicted on girls by panty-raiding male col legians found only frustra tion. They raided the men's fraternity houses at Univer sity of Southern California but were routed when defend ine males doused them with molasses, orange juice, water and blue pamt. "SCIENCE IS ORGANIZED KNOWLEDpE" - (Author's Name Below) "The Health Team" is waging a continuing bat tle against disease. Re search physicians are ex ploring every possible method that can diagnose and treat sickness better. Working closely with them are the pharmaceuti cal chemists who even cre ate new chemicals. Many of the drugs now in your prescriptions were invent ed because of the necessity to solve a particular prob lem. Our chief duty, as phar macist members of "The Health Team", is to make certain that when any par ticular medicine is needed we are prepared to dis pense it.- ' YOUR PHYSICIAN CAN PHONE SP 2-6239 WHEN YOU NEED A MEDICINE Pick up your prescrip tion if shopping near us, or let us deliver promptly without extra charge. A great many people entrust us with their prescriptions. May we compound yours? I HEATH'S i L Medical Center PHARMACY 33 North Central Quotation by Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) Copyright. 1958 (5w3) ing by opposition lawyers of Philip B. Mutz, hydraulogist of the New Mexican Inter state Streams Commission. Cross examiners attempted to discredit the facts on which he based his estimate of West ern New Mexico's present and potential water uses. Jet Plane To Be At Ike's Disposal Washington i (IP) A jet transport plane will be added to the stable of aircraft at the disposal of President Eis enhower. The White House has an nounced that the President plans to start using a Boeing 707 airliner for longer trips late this year or early in 1959. tKIarvard College Mmlts Ffive From Jackson County There are now 1,600 tech nically trained foresters serv ing as inspectors for the American Tree Farm System of growing timber as a crop on taxpaying lands. A new refrigerator weigh only 18 pounds. In the horn is uses electricity, but when away from home. It can oper ate 50 hours on a small bottle of propane gas. Five Jackson county boys have been admitted, to Har vard college, it was learned here Saturday. Three of them also received scholarship grants. It was not known immedi ately whether all five plan to attend Harvard. David Mack, Gold Hill, who has won many other academ ic honors this year including a $500 scholarship from the national school principals' as sociation, not only was admit ted to : Harvard, but won ' a Harvard National scholarship, one of only about 50 ' given throughout the nation. James and Richard Corum; twin brothers from Medford, each received a substantial scholarship, plus assurance of part-time jobs, as well as ad mission to the college. . David Frohnmayer and Eric Eitreim, both seniors at Medford High school, also were admitted to the col lege. The total of five young men admitted to the - high-ranking college at Cambridge, Mass., is the largest on record from this area. In recent years, it was reported, no applicant to Harvard from Medford High school has been Jturned down. William Frake, son of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Frake, 22 Richmond ave., is the only Medford boy now attending j Harvard. He received a schol arship last year, his first, and recently was awarded a re newed scholarship for his sophomore year. This year, more than 4,000 j applicants sought to enter the freshman class at Harvard, and only 1,100, including the five from this area, were ad mitted. The five were the only applicants from Jackson county. More than 2,000 young men applied for the 350 schol arships available. Lice Infesting Umatilla Fields Pendleton 0P Umatilla county extension agent Vic tor W. Johnson said Friday there is a widespread and ''possibly serious" infestation of plant lice in wheat fields throughout Umatilla county, largest wheat-producing coun ty in the state Johnson, who had just com pleted a four-day tour of the county, said the continued in festation could destroy wheat crops. He urged farmers to check their wheat crop and if they find "25 or more aphids per head of wheat, to consider spraying. 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